The objective of this course is to develop students proficiency in Classical Ethiopic prose, to build vocabulary, and improve grammatical and syntactic understanding. Students will become acquainted with the stylistics of Ge'ez translation, and its relationship with Hebrew, Greek, as well Arabic writings. Students will read and translate passages from the Ge'ez Pentateuch, the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, the Book of Enoch, as well as selections from Hagiographical writings.